After Nadia learned that penguins can't fly, she had to modify her existing concept of birds. This best illustrates the process of

A. conservation.
B. assimilation.
C. habituation.
D. accommodation.


Ans: D. accommodation.

Psychology

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Psychology

____________ represent a special type of order taking that entitles customers to a specific unit of service.

A) informed consent B) specimen record C) case study D) ethnography

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Psychology